Houston—Orion Real Estate Services Inc. has named Andrew T. Watkins as its new senior vice president of accounting. Watkins will be responsible for overseeing all accounting operations for the corporate office, as well as for the more than 25,000 units Orion manages nationwide.

Watkins has more than 20 years of accounting experience in property management for private, third-party and REIT companies, and has worked with tax credit (LIHTC) and conventional properties for private and institutional owner/investors.

Orion Real Estate Services, Inc. is a full-service, multi-family residential management company with a growing portfolio of more than 25,000 apartment homes under management throughout the nation. Orion is certified by the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) as an Accredited Management Organization (AMO).